A FRENCH BRONZE BUST ENTITLED 'MIGNON', cast from a model by Emmanuele Villanis, shown with her shoulder length hair covered by a scarf, signed E VILLANIS, on a square tapering naturalistic base entitled MIGNON and inscribed SALON 1896, late 19th Century 22½in. (57cm.) high

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A FRENCH BRONZE BUST ENTITLED 'MIGNON', cast from a model by Emmanuele Villanis, shown with her shoulder length hair covered by a scarf, signed E VILLANIS, on a square tapering naturalistic base entitled MIGNON and inscribed SALON 1896, late 19th Century 22½in. (57cm.) high

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Mignon, an opera by Ambroise Thomas, was first produced in Paris in 1866. The main character, Mignon, is a beautiful young maiden kidnapped in childhood from her father's castle by wandering gypsies. The story is a popular subject in art and sculpture, with Mignon usually portrayed as a beautiful shy maiden holding a mandolin or a bouquet of flowers

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